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38 Ibid., 1542:830. In April 1982 the Alma W. Thomas Memorial Art Gallery was dedicated in the new Shaw Junior High School building. Although the gallery will primarily exhibit the work of students, the opening exhibition consisted of a selection of paintings from the Barnett Aden Collection.

39 Hall of Negro Life, Texas Centennial (Dallas) Exhibition Program (June 19-November 29, 1936) found in Vertical Files (Art) of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington D.C.

40 Thomas Papers, 1542:801

41 Ibid.

42 Ibid., 1542:(after 1001, no numbers shown on microfilm).

43 Ibid., 1542:811.

44 "Meet Your Neighbor," Washington Afro-American, 11 June 1938, n.p.

45 "Two Plays in Marionetts [sic] Presented by Theatre," Washington Tribune, 12 May 1936 n.p.

46 WPA Guide, Washington, p. 88.

47 Ibid., p. 89.

48 Ibid., p. 88-89.

49 Trescott, "The Seasons," p. F3.

50 Benjamin Forgey, "At 80," p. B6.

51 R.D. Spellman, "A comparitive Analysis of the Characteristics of Works and Aesthetic Philosophies of Selected Contemporary Mainstream and Blackstream Afro-American Artists," (Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, 1973), p. 271.

52 Ealey, "Remembering Alma," p. 11.

53 Emily Fisher, "An Artful Detective Story," Washington Post, 7 February 1975, sec. B. p. 1.

54 Wilson, p. 60.

55 Munro, p. 193.

56 Ibid., p. 197.